Cookie Policy

Nickfinder.com believes strongly in the values of privacy and transparency.
To that end, we’ve created this Cookie Statement as a clear reference guide to the use of cookies on Nickfinder.com.
This Cookie Statement explains how we use cookies (and other locally stored data technologies),
how third-party cookies are used on Nickfinder.com, and how you can manage your cookie options.

Nickfinder.com actively collects some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies.
These generally include tracking pixels, JavaScript, and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as cookies and local storage.

1. What is a cookie?

A “cookie” is a tiny data file that we transfer onto your computer, mobile phone, or any other device
that you use to access the Nickfinder.com, generally used for authentication and tracking.
Every cookie expires after a certain period of time, but that period varies depending on what the cookie is used for and how your browser is configured.

A “session” cookie is one that generally expires when you close your web browser or mobile application.

A “persistent” cookie is one that remains in your device, even after you close your browser or mobile application.

A persistent cookie expires according to the duration set by us (or when you delete it manually). Learn more on Wikipedia.

You may remove or disable cookies through your browser settings.
For more information on how to manage your cookie options, please see Section 5 of this Cookie Statement below.

2. How do we use cookies?

We use the information we receive from cookies and other locally stored data
to make your experience with the Nickfinder.com safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences
and interactions with the Nickfinder.com, and to generally improve our services.

Cookies and other locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like:

Provide you with a personalized experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference,
to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want,
and to tell you about interesting Nickfinder.com issues and events in your area.

Deliver more relevant content to you faster.
For example, we may use local storage to store your voting history directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly.
Also, we may use cookies to learn about the nicknames searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you.

Understand how you use the Nickfinder.com, so that we know what works and what is useful.
For example, we might use cookies to learn about the list of articles you are following on your watchlist
so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.

Understand how you use the Nickfinder.com across different devices, so that we can make our varied Nickfinder.com more efficient and effective for you.

Make the Nickfinder.com more convenient to use, such as by using cookies to maintain your session when you log in
or to remember your username in the login field.

3. What types of cookies does Nickfinder.com use?

The cookies and other locally stored data technologies used by the Nickfinder.com generally fall into the following categories:

Functionality: These cookies help the Nickfinder.com work, including essential features like logging in or voting.

Preferences: These cookies store your preferences, so that they can be remembered the next time you use the Nickfinder.com.

Performance and Analysis: These cookies collect information about how you use the Nickfinder.com,
so that we can better understand how the Nickfinder.com work and improve them for you and other users.

Third-Party: These cookies allow us to render services provided by third parties, such as “like” and “share” buttons, ads and other services.
When a third party provides these kinds of services, they may require the use of a cookie in order to provide their services.We show only non-personalized ads to users in the EEA.

install a plug-in to block locally stored data, if one is available; or

leave Nickfinder.com.

We believe this data collection helps improve your user experience,
but you may remove or disable some or all locally stored data through your browser settings, depending on your browser.
While cookies and other locally stored data may not be necessary to use our,
some features may not function properly if you disable locally stored data.

6. Where can I find more information?

Please read through our Terms Of Use for more information. If you have any further questions, contact admin@nickfinder.com.

Thanks!

Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this document and a translation,
the original English version takes precedence.

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